musicalnovelty

Not sure about A BILL OF DIVORCEMENT, but I have heard that concerning CEILING ZERO, there is a rights problem that's currently preventing it from being shown or released.

I'm sure you're thinking of the "Popular Science" and "Unusual Occupations" shorts. They were filmed in color and released by Paramount from the mid-1930's through the late 1940's. Here's info on them: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_Science_(film) http://www.shieldspictures.com/Welcome.html

It's the Thin Man and the FAT Man! Edward Ellis and J. Scott Smart.

Okay, next question: The Glenn Miller movies were recently mentioned in another thread. ORCHESTRA WIVES (1942) is good fun - good cast, great music, okay plot on which to hang all the music. One of my favorite songs by Glenn & the band in that movie is one that they never recorded for a commercial record release at the time, or ever. Which was it?

metz, It's been mailed...watch for it. I'm sure you'll find the films worth waiting for.

Sorry, I missed Ben's intro this time. Maybe someone else will let us know what was said.

That's the song by Dorothy Provine in the "out west" part of the 1965 movie THE GREAT RACE.

Turned out to be the sound version again.

Yes, but not only that, they were all in the same place on their cheek. It's not always visible on Carole Lombard's face, in fact I'm sure they tried to cover it up, but recently I got to see a few of her movies in beautiful restored 35mm "on the big screen" and in some close-ups the scar was visible. So, that's what made me think of this as a trivia question. Now, back to the regular format of four movies...

>Sun, Sept 1...short, THE DEVIL'S CABARET (1930) with Charles "Ming the Merciless" Middleton himself!! Gotta dig it!!! ========================== Another groovy thing about the short THE DEVIL'S CABARET is the young Mary Carlisle, still with us today at age 101.

No, not that. I'll give a clue that could give it away right away... It's something to do with their appearance.

That guy sure was busy! Seen him in hundreds of movies! John Ridgely, he is.

Charley Chase short NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE (1936) is scheduled on TCM on Saturday morning, August 31, 2013.

How about a twist: It won't be four, and it won't be films. Name something Carole Lombard, Gene Kelly and Curly Howard all have in common.

>Is Boomchakkalakkalakka!!! related to Steppenwolf's "'Earschplittenloudenboomer"? ========================== I believe Mark's word comes from the 1969 Sly & The Family Stone hit "I Want To Take You Higher".

>FredCDobbs and I have to start a campaign for a Noel Francis day (even better a whole month) on TCM! ======================== I'll vote for that too!

Not sure if this is it for all four, but I think at least two have skiing scenes.

The opening titles music to the movie DINNER AT EIGHT is actually a medley of five different tunes, but I'm sure the one you're asking about is the 1929 German hit song "I Kiss Your Hand Madame" (music by Ralph Erwin).

ginnyfan said... Did you know that Bambi has a Ginny connection? And no, it isn't this one. ==================================== Oh Dear! I have an original of that still! (Number F23, P849-24) from FRECKLES (1935). By the way, I saw the friend who has the print of FRECKLES (quite possible the only known print) last week (and also in early June...which was nice - as he lives in the midwest and I'm in Massachusetts!) He still has the print, but unfortunately is still unable to do anything with it due to the rights tangles that affect just about EVERY film based on the writings of the author of the story FRECKLES.

ginnyfan said... MN, Thanks for the tip, I'll correct it quickly. Any idea who it is? That was orginally posted as her on threestooges.net and is supposed to be from LOVE IS A HEADACHE. LIAH gets mentioned on that site because Healy was in it. http://www.threestooges.net/cast/actor/1687 ============================ Not sure who that actress is. I haven't seen that movie in a long time, but if I can find my copy I'll take a look and see if I can figure out who she is. The researchers on the threestooges.net site are very good (even if I am sometimes one of them!) so I'm surprised that picture of June was not correct. Although it is a later film for her, I doubt she'd have changed in appearance that much from her peak film period of 1933 - 1935. But I suppse it's possible. Another thing about June Brewster (and one of the things that attracted me to her in the first place years ago) is her distinctive voice. So if that actress in LOVE IS A HEADACHE has any lines, that will be a clue.

I saw your post on June Brewster, and just wanted to let you know the photo on there is not June Brewster. I've been a big fan of hers for many years and am very familiar with her, her films and career. I've collected a lot of material on her. If you check eBay you can see some June Brewster stills listed (although ridiculously over-priced).

That's Jean Hagen, who preceded Marjorie Lord as Danny Thomas's wife in MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY, in early episodes.

I've seen only about 7 of those Republic movies. We definitely need some TV station to run the old Republic movies, and what better channel than TCM!

That's the 1943 MGM short DON'T YOU BELIEVE IT, part of the "Passing Parade" series. Here's more info on it: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0143221/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

FightForVeidt said... I was just watching "Above Suspicion" (1943) on TCM and noticed there were no ending credits of any kind. At the end of the last scene, TCM immediately started playing their own commercials. I can't find my copy of this movie to check the ending but I don't remember any film from this era just ending with no closing credits of any kind. Is cutting of ending credits part of the "new" TCM look? If so, I don't like it. ================================ No, TCM did not cut the end cast list off ABOVE SUSPICION. That movie didn't have an end cast list (and all the production credits are at the beginning). Some studios just didn't put a cast listing at the end of their movies. If you watch enough movies from every studio and pay attention long enough you'll get to know which studios had end cast lists and when and which didn't. I don't believe TCM cuts off end cast lists or ending credits unless as has been pointed out, a print comes to them that is already got the end cut off, or if on some rare occasion some technician flips a switch too early at the end of a movie and goes into the Robert or Ben commentary too soon.